Forums46
Topics538,477
Posts9,737,525
Members87,089
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Broken up bucks
#3465428
08/12/12 01:26 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 389
Hill Country Stalker
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 389 |
After reading in another thread it got me thinking, I never really see any busted up horns after the rut or really anytime during the season.
Could this mean the bucks on our land might not be as aggressive? Or are there horns just stronger? Any idea?
BUCK
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: Hill Country Stalker]
#3465436
08/12/12 01:28 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
dlrz71
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573 |
I would think some of it is your buck to doe ratio.
More does to chase less fighting to be done.
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: Hill Country Stalker]
#3465443
08/12/12 01:31 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
|
Obie Juan Kenobi
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296 |
Could be several things. First things would be ratio of bucks to doe and then age class of bucks. If your ratio is out of whack the bucks may not have to fight for does. If there are not many or any mature bucks then there might not be as much fighting also. Body size can have something to do with it also if you do have very large bodied deer.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: stxranchman]
#3465459
08/12/12 01:34 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 389
Hill Country Stalker
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 389 |
Never thought about the buck to doe ratio. That makes a lot of sense ands would probably explain the lack of broken bucks.
BUCK
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: Hill Country Stalker]
#3465613
08/12/12 02:32 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,649
Southtexas36
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,649 |
Come January, it's hard to find any bucks without broken antlers on our place in ST, even the 2.5 yr olds.
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: Southtexas36]
#3465942
08/12/12 04:22 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 249
spoons
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 249 |
Yepp if you hunt the same area several years and never really see a defined rut, its prolly your ratio. Not much fighting, chasing, or crazy rutt bucks if there is a hot doe on every corner a buck looks at.
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: spoons]
#3465981
08/12/12 04:38 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 552
gollygee
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 552 |
I used to hunt a high fence ranch west of Fort Worth and you had to judge racks very carefully or you would get a broken up buck. They changed their nutrition/mineral plan and the problem almost completely cleared up in one year for the larger bucks - the young bucks still got roughed up pretty bad but at those prices you did not shoot anything under 5 years old.
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: gollygee]
#3466404
08/12/12 02:39 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,383
blancobuster
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,383 |
we used to think our bucks were gay, then I learned about the ratios
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: Hill Country Stalker]
#3466701
08/12/12 04:44 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 13,628
1860.colt
emoji colt.45
|
emoji colt.45
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 13,628 |
last several years have seen deer with only one side rack from nice 4 point to several young 2 points..
i'm postaddic
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: 1860.colt]
#3467506
08/12/12 09:42 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,083
Branden
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,083 |
If you hunted in Childress you would have to kill them before the rut cause after that it's hard to find one with all his head gear. They don't jack around up there when they fight.
|
|
|
Re: Broken up bucks
[Re: blancobuster]
#3467519
08/12/12 09:48 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,719
cameron00
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,719 |
The deer on my place are typically pencil-horned and there is a competitive buck:doe ratio.
Midway through the rut, they have no antlers. I'm only halfway kidding.
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|